Steeler Ocean Explorer 67 Review (2026 Edition) by NautiStyles

The cockpit is a really good size for a yacht of this length, and it feels well protected too. The boat deck extends right aft over the seating area and there are tracks around the edge for a full enclosure, so this is a space you should be able to use in more than just perfect weather. Two tables can be joined together when more people turn up, with loose chairs added around them, and there is plenty of storage underneath. Against the saloon is a little bar with two stools, linked to the bar inside, which gives the whole area a more relaxed, social feel. There are boarding gates on both sides as well.

Move forward and things get more interesting. There is no normal side deck on the port side, just limited service access, while starboard gets one very substantial walkway. It's wide, the bulwarks are high and you feel nicely tucked into the boat rather than perched on the edge of it.

There is a reason for doing it this way. The owners came from a sailing monohull and wanted to squeeze as much volume as they could out of the boat, but they also needed to keep the beam below six metres because of the narrower marinas they intend to visit. The answer was to stick at 5.6m and sacrifice one side deck rather than make the whole yacht wider. It gives the interior a lot more room, although there is an obvious trade-off if you find yourself coming alongside port-side-to.

Up at the bow, the practical side of the boat starts to show. The chain and bow lockers are raised up where you can actually get at them without folding yourself over a deck hatch, and there is room in there for some seriously big fenders. The ground tackle is equally chunky: a 100kg Ultramarine stainless-steel anchor, stainless chain and windlass, with hefty bollards and fairleads to match. Ahead of that is another seating area with a table and, on either side, more deep storage lockers.

There are some nice owner's touches up here too. Quick-connect washdown points are fitted around the yacht, including on the flybridge, and the water runs through a softening system. On a boat with this much dark glass and paintwork, anything that cuts down the battle with water spots is going to be welcome. The rotating air scoops are another little nod to the owners' sailing background and can be turned aft when the weather gets rougher.

The boat deck has plenty going on. A 4.2m aluminium RIB sits aft with a 600kg crane to starboard, there are two liferafts and, unsurprisingly by this point, plenty more storage. But it doesn't feel as though the whole deck has been surrendered to the tender. Forward, under the hardtop, there is a big dining area with a table that folds and slides down when you don't need the full spread.

Then there is the outdoor galley, which has been thought through rather nicely. You get a sink, drinks fridge, main fridge, double barbecue and a dishwasher. Better still, the crockery and cutlery stay up here as well. So you can cook, eat, clear the table and put everything away without carrying a stack of plates up and down the stairs. Simple idea, but a good one - especially on a boat intended to be lived on for weeks at a time. The forward part of the flybridge can also be enclosed when the weather turns, there is extra shade available aft, and 1,200W of solar sits above the hardtop.

If the exterior feels like a fairly serious little ship, the interior goes in a completely different direction. There is colour everywhere, with walnut, pale cabinetry, copper details and some pretty bold artwork. It feels a little like a funky Amsterdam hotel - lively, slightly eccentric and very personal. The artwork was created using AI from input supplied by the owners and appears throughout the boat, along with little references to their previous sailing yacht. It is certainly not the usual safe mix of beige and grey.

You step straight into the galley, and this is where the experience of the owners starts to show again. There is a full-height Miele fridge, four-zone induction hob, oven, dishwasher, twin sinks with waste disposal, plus a freezer and microwave. Storage is deep and plentiful, right down to fitted spaces for the owners' chosen glassware.

The clever bit sits above the worktop. A whole bank of storage can move electrically up and down, so it can be lowered to an easy working height while cooking, then raised out of the way to open up the sightlines through the boat. It sounds slightly over the top until you see how much difference it makes. Lower it and everything is within reach; send it back up and the galley suddenly feels much more open.

The saloon continues the same relaxed theme. Huge windows bring in a lot of light, while a long rail running beneath them gives you something solid to grab when the boat starts moving around. There are reclining chairs, little saddle-style stools that double as footrests, folding tables and a large TV that rises from the cabinetry. Put the recliners together and it becomes a proper movie-night setup, yet the central route through the saloon stays clear.

The owners have also built a 65-litre rum tank into the bar. It has a sight glass, pump dispenser and its own ice maker, and it is filled through a deck fitting up on the flybridge. There is also a separate spirits bar with measured 50ml dispensers, mixers and more wine storage.  

Owner's Cabin

The full-beam owner's cabin sits aft. Even the door has had some thought put into it: when open, it disappears neatly into the wall rather than sticking out into the passageway. Inside, the colour and artwork continue, along with a king-size bed, large hull windows and four opening portholes. There is a settee, big drawers beneath the bed and still more storage around the cabin.

The bed sits slightly higher than usual for a good reason - there is storage beneath it for around 200 bottles of wine. Somehow there is still room for the drawers as well. The en suite carries the same teal, rust and copper tones, with walnut, Grohe fittings and a generous two-person shower. Over on starboard there is more wardrobe space, plus another desk or makeup station with dedicated jewellery storage.

Guest Accommodation

Down below, the guest accommodation is more straightforward. The twin cabin has good headroom, drawer storage and a neatly split hanging locker. Forward, the VIP gets a queen-size berth, storage all around, drawers beneath the bed and a small desk with a swing-out seat. A large window brings in plenty of daylight and can be switched to privacy glass.

The bathroom arrangement is slightly unusual. The VIP has direct access to the main guest bathroom and shower, while there is also a separate day head that can serve the twin cabin. In practice, the two cabins need only share the shower rather than the whole bathroom. It works, although it is not quite the same thing as giving both cabins a complete private en suite.

Just aft is a proper utility room, which tells you rather more about the boat's cruising intentions than another decorative feature ever could. There is a sink, a worktop for sorting and folding laundry, separate Miele washer and dryer units, plenty of storage and another pair of freezers. For owners planning to spend weeks aboard, this is exactly the sort of space that starts earning its keep.

At the Helm

There are two places to drive the Ocean Explorer 67. Up on the flybridge, the helm is fairly simple and open, with a two-person bench, twin Garmin displays, autopilot, hydraulic bow and stern thrusters, Humphree fin controls and VHF. The throttles carry another small bit of owner personality too - the engines are named Atlas and Hercules.

The lower pilothouse is the more serious setup. Raised a few steps above the saloon, it has a great view forward and, thanks to the open sightline through the boat, a surprisingly good view aft as well. There is a dinette alongside, plenty of storage and a small work position that can double as a co-pilot seat underway. There is even dedicated space for a printer and a neat rack for courtesy flags - the sort of detail that makes sense on a boat expected to cross a few borders. Weather doors open out on both sides.

The helm chair itself is quite a piece of kit. A tiller, autopilot controls and the Garmin remote are all built into it, so quite a lot can be managed without getting up. Ahead are three Garmin screens, MAN engine displays, Humphree controls, bow and stern thrusters, AIS, windlass controls and the boat's alarm and monitoring system. There are two autopilot control heads here, although the source stops short of confirming whether they are actually two independent systems.

The Ocean Explorer 67 is a full-displacement yacht weighing around 88 tonnes, so speed is very much secondary to range. Twin MAN diesels produce 394hp apiece and drive conventional shafts, giving a quoted top speed of 12 knots. At a more natural seven knots, Steeler quotes a range of around 4,000 nautical miles, helped by 12,250 litres of fuel aboard.

There is quite a bit going on electrically too. The hardtop carries 1,200W of solar, backed by a lithium battery bank and two 8kW Victron Quattro inverter/chargers. The inverter system feeds the onboard electrical loads, including the air-conditioning system, with the solar array and generator there to put energy back into the batteries. The exact battery capacity needs confirming, but the idea is clear enough - give the boat more time running quietly without the generator constantly humming away.

Before you even reach the engine room there is a technical space aft, with a workbench and somewhere to keep tools and spares. That sounds simple, but on a boat intended to travel it makes a lot of sense. 

The engine room itself is impressively busy without feeling chaotic. The two MANs sit either side of the centreline with good sight of the machinery around them, while power take-offs from both engines feed the hydraulic system. There are twin sea chests, manifolds, a day tank, watermaker, water heater, two air-conditioning chillers and the hydraulic pack, with a single generator over to port. MAN monitoring screens are fitted down here too.